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January 17, 2024
Improvements to Knife Safety in Cub Scouting One of the highlights of the Cub Scout experience has been the Bear Claws Adventure and the Whittling Chip program where Cub Scouts are introduced to pocketknife
Cub Scouts
January 17, 2024
ATTENTION ALL 4TH GRADE WEBELOS With the update to the Cub Scout program the Arrow of Light becomes a separate program from Webelos.  For this reason, it is important that current 4th-grade Webelos DO
Cub Scouts
January 17, 2024
Cub Scout STEM Elective Adventures New elective Adventures include STEM-based Adventures for each rank. A review of elective Adventures was conducted to identify areas where the Cub Scout Adventures were lacking in the areas
Cub Scouts
January 17, 2024
ATTENTION! Earn the new Summertime Fun Adventure this Summer! Prepare now for your Cub Scouts to earn the new Summertime Fun Adventure! The National Summertime Pack award has been reimagined into an elective Adventure
Cub Scouts
January 17, 2024
Elective Adventures for All Ranks Of the 72 new elective Adventures, there are several that are available for all ranks. Several topics that are known to be activities that Cub Scout-age youth, both boys
Cub Scouts
January 8, 2024
Frequently Asked Questions Updated 1/3/2024 Overview of the Cub Scout Program Updates Effective June 1, 2024, the Cub Scout program will be updated to ensure that Cub Scouting is Fun, Simple, and Easy. Fun
Scouts BSA
January 4, 2024
This final edition is comprised of articles reflecting ideas of importance before the 2024 Cub Scout program releases just around the corner, plus includes the close-out of several topics that have been explored during
Scouts BSA
December 4, 2023
Some people have been injured as spectators because they didn’t wear the proper safety gear, like eye protection, especially around chip-producing equipment. The most crucial aspect is “Supervision,” which applies to both Scouts and
Scouts BSA
November 29, 2023
As part of continuous improvements, changes have been made to rank and merit badge requirements. Attached is a list of those changes that will take effect on January 1, 2024. These changes will also
Cub Scouts
November 20, 2023
Frequently Asked Questions Q: Why are the updates taking effect on June 1? A: In the BSA computer systems all Scouts are automatically moved from one grade to the next, this is called “roll-over”.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.